During a doctors' strike in Israel a couple of decades ago, the death rate actually went down.

On the other hand, as 48 states, one-by-one, introduced concealed carry of firearms licences for the law-abiding, the violent crime rate in each of those states dropped, one-by-one.

Since Washington DC was forced by The Supreme Court to allow home-defense firearms, the violent crime rate has begin to fall, finally.

Yet, in each and every country that envoked more stringent gun control laws, Great Britain, Australia, Jamaica, Canada, the violent gun crime rate soared.

Conclusion? You don't know if your doctor will save you or kill you. In concealed-carry states, a criminal doesn't know if his victim will hand over her purse or kill you. He'll move on to easier, less threatening targets .

Frankly, in my opinion, carrying a concealed handgun increases my odds of survival more than visiting my family doctor.

I own a firearm but I don't feel threatened when the gun control debate arises. There are enough facts out there concerning the "right" of a U.S. Citizen to own a waepon to defend themselves. I.e., there is no need to create ficticious numbers and facts that thus far I see as unsubstantiated.

That said, cite your sources, or you just look foolish. Unless, that is, they aren't substantiated. At which point you are foolish and quite possibly a propogandist.

Let's put integrity before our inspirational stories... They will mean more. If we don't, what are we really fighting for?